CRUDE OIL

West Texas Intermediate crude declined to the lowest level
in almost six months on rising U.S. crude stockpiles and
production. The spread between WTI and Brent widened to an
eight-month high.
* WTI fell 1.5% to $92.30/bbl on Nymex
* Brent rose 0.4% to $111.31/bbl on ICE

NATURAL GAS

Natural gas futures climbed to a five-month high on
forecasts for colder weather that would boost demand for the
heating fuel and deplete inventories.
* Natural gas rose 0.8% to $3.895/mmbtu on Nymex

Gas market: NI GASMARKET

PRECIOUS METALS

Gold futures declined for the third straight day after a
report showed rising confidence among American consumers,
boosting speculation that the Federal Reserve will scale back
monetary stimulus.
* Gold dropped 0.3% to $1,237.90/oz on Comex
* Silver fell 1.1% to $19.682/oz
* Platinum slid 1.4% to $1,352.70/oz on Nymex
* Palladium dropped 0.3% to $715.95/oz

Precious metal markets: NI PCMKTS

BASE METALS

Copper futures fell for the second straight day as signs of
slower manufacturing in the U.S. dimmed demand prospects for the
metal.
* Copper retreated 0.9% to $3.1905/lb on Comex
* Aluminum, nickel, tin, lead and zinc fell on the LME

Base metals markets: NI BMMKTS

GRAINS, OILSEEDS

Wheat futures climbed the most in five weeks on speculation
that export demand will increase for grain from the U.S., the
world’s biggest shipper.
* Wheat rose 1.1% to $6.635/bu on CBOT
* Corn advanced 0.4% to $4.265/bu
* Soybeans fell 0.7% to $13.20/bu